Cartographies of Disease: Maps, Mapping, and Medicine

This comprehensive survey of medical mapping provides a radical argument that maps are not just representations of spatial realities but a way of thinking about relations between viral and bacterial communities, human hosts, and their environments.

With extensive notes and references, this book is reasonably priced and should be of interest to public health professionals who value maps as a presentational and educational medium.

The history of medical mapping is traced from its growth in the 19th century to its renaissance in the 1990s, addressing current issues concerning GIS technology's ability to track diseases worldwide.

This book includes wonderful map illustrations and will appeal to a wide audience, making it a useful introduction for those new to the field of medical geography or interested in the potential of GIS as a tool in spatial epidemiology.